A Question for Pop Culture Fandom: Strong Women… or Violent Women?
I had only just arrived back in the country when this story surfaced a couple of weeks ago, so you’ll forgive my belated attention to it now. Then again, it concerns such a perennial topic in terms of...
View ArticleOn Clifford’s 50th Birthday, Four Questions for Norman Bridwell
I’m guessing that for anyone reading this, birthday boy Clifford the Big Red Dog (and his creator) hardly need an introduction. However, that may not be true for certain younger readers—or maybe they...
View Article‘The Dark Knight Returns’: Some Critical Thinking Questions
If you’re a nerd, or even friends with one of sufficient fervor, you probably know that today marks the release of part one of The Dark Knight Returns, the animated adaptation of Frank Miller’s...
View ArticleRecommended Comics for Schools: Uncle Scrooge, Papyrus, The Loxleys/Crogan’s...
Some time has passed since I posted part one and part two of this series, so by way of reminder, we’re not just taking a look at recent graphic titles of merit and how they align with core curriculum...
View Article“Are Zombies Good for Kids?”: A Chat with Psychoanalyst Jack Schwartz
(Photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans) Before you go any further, please know that I’d like to disavow the first part of this post’s title: Are Zombies Good for Kids? That’s because it runs completely...
View ArticleGuest Post by Maria Selke… There and Back Again: (Re)Visiting ‘The Hobbit’ in...
Every year, I look forward to sharing The Hobbit with my fifth graders. It’s a rite of passage to experience a work that has influenced so much of the fantasy genre. This is especially true since most...
View Article‘Girl Model’ Re-connects Media Literacy to its Beating Heart
The problem… is that when 12-15 year old girls are placed inside a marketplace of adults that sexualizes them and treats them as disposable goods, there’s an infinite potential for the situation to go...
View ArticleAfter Earth Day, Who “Speaks” for Nature?
From “Planet Ocean”–human beings as just one more creature colonizing the sea. Here we are, then: at that point on the calendar known as “the rest of the year.” It’s not Earth Day any more, or even the...
View ArticleThis Weekend Forget ‘Gatsby,’ and See ‘The World Before Her’ Instead
If what you may have heard about Nisha Pahuja’s heart-stirring and brain-stirring film makes you think “Oh, that’s a doc about India—I’ll check it out when I’m in a multi-culti mood,” then please stop...
View ArticleConfessions of a Cosplaying Librarian
A Conversation with Linda Thai I actually can’t remember how I first met Linda Thai, although I’m guessing it was through her long-running Something Deeper blog about anime and manga. All I know is...
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